IZFS Webinars
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In April 2020, the International Zebrafish Society (IZFS) launched the IZFS Webinar Series. The series includes a variety of research and professional development topics. The content of the webinars is designed for researchers from every career level and to share the latest scientific findings, methods, technologies, and products to facilitate research. The format provides direct access to experts in the field in an interactive online setting.
Webinar registration is free to all IZFS members. Non-members may participate in each webinar for a fee of $25.00 USD. To register for webinars, please click here. If you have never been a member and would like to join, please click here. If your membership has lapsed and you would like to renew to participate in the webinars, please click here.
Upcoming Webinars
Auto-Immune Disease & Evo-Devo
Featuring - Tracey Ollewagen, PhD and Wei Wang, PhD
April 18, 2024
8:00-9:00am EDT | 1:00-2:00pm GMT
The use of zebrafish models in auto-immune disease-related myocarditis.
Tracey Ollewagen, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Experimental Medicine Research, Dept Internal Medicine
Stellenbosch University
Rheumatic diseases are associated with considerable systemic inflammation. This results in substantial damage to various additional organs and tissues. Furthermore, this is heightened in African populations due to potential genetic differences and delayed diagnoses and treatment. This presentation will discuss how we use zebrafish to model these comorbid aspects of rheumatic disease, focusing specifically on myocarditis and the associated inflammation and fibrosis, and suggestions on future therapies.
Evolution of regeneration in teleost fish
Wei Wang, PhD
Assistant Investigator
National Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing (NIBS)
Tsinghua Institute of Multidisciplinary Biomedical Research, Tsinghua University
@weiwang0128
Regeneration is not evenly distributed in nature. Some animals (e.g., fish and salamanders) regenerate extensively while others such as mammals regenerate poorly. The genetic mechanisms underlying the evolution of regeneration are not well understood. Using caudal fin as a model, we observed a diversity in the efficiency of fin regeneration in different teleosts. In my presentation, I will discuss the molecular and cellular mechanisms responsible for such diversity.
New webinar schedule! IZFS will have a webinar the third Thursday of each month!
| Date | Name | Area |
| April 18, 2024 | Wei Wang | Evo-devo |
| Tracey Ollewagen | Auto-immune disease | |
| May 23, 2024 | Lauren Saunders | Single cell phenotyping |
| Subham Dasgupta | Developmental toxicology | |
| June 20, 2024 | Sundar Naganathan | Biomechanics |
| Florence Marlow | Early embryonic development |
Previous Webinars
For a complete list of our archived webinars, please click here
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Webinar Sponsorship Opportunities
This educational format provides a unique opportunity for potential sponsors to connect with the most influential group of fish researchers in a virtual setting. The content of the webinars is designed to attract researchers from every career level and to share the latest scientific findings, methods, technologies and products to facilitate their research work. With this virtual format, sponsors not only have exposure to attendees accessing the live webinars, but additional exposure and continued visibility as webinars are archived on the IZFS website and available to members to view on demand.
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Please reach out to Alyssa Gluth at agluth@izfs.org with any questions.